Liverpool Women suffered a narrow 3-2 defeat against Arsenal on Thursday night, despite taking an early lead in the Women’s Super League.

Liverpool FC Women 2-3 Arsenal

Women’s Super League, Deva Stadium February 13, 2020

Goals: Babajide 14′, Furness 45′; Miedema 30′ 78′, Nobbs 32′.

Three weeks and two postponed fixtures since their last outing, Liverpool FC Women took on reigning WSL champions Arsenal at Chester FC’s Deva Stadium and pushed the title-winners all the way.

Since winning 8-1 against Blackburn in the Women’s FA Cup at the end of January, Liverpool had seen games against Birmingham City and Everton called off, with a change of stadiums necessary for this game to go ahead.

Arsenal are once again in the fight for honours at the top and made a strong start, almost scoring inside a minute, but the home team fought back well and indeed scored the game’s opening goal.

Rinsola Babajide showed tremendous pace to make up about ten yards on a defender, beat her to a bouncing ball and race through to slot home under the keeper.

The free-scoring Vivianne Miedema equalised for Arsenal on the half-hour mark, though, and Jordan Nobbs, who assisted that strike, scored the second just a couple of minutes later to turn the game around.

Despite the double setback, Liverpool rallied to equalise before the break, Rachel Furness leathering home with her left foot after an attempted header back to the keeper landed woefully short.